Study Material: Mark 5:6-8 NIV6 When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him. 7 He shouted at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God’s name don’t torture me!” 8 For Jesus had said to him, “Come out of this man, you impure spirit!”

Today’s Teaching:Yesterday we saw how Jesus spoke to Saul and ended his spiritual battle. In the story today of the Gaderene man, Jesus spoke to the spirit in the mad man and told it to come out. Jesus was in the midst of a spiritual battle. At that point, after Jesus commanded him to come out, Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him. And they begged Jesus repeatedly not to order them to go into the Abyss (Luke 8:30-31 NIV).

Jesus asked the right question. He probed and went deeper into the situation. When He first encountered the spirit, it spoke to Jesus as one (v6-7). It was referencing itself in the singular (me). But after Jesus asked the right question, the demon answered by explaining to Jesus that they were many. Luke 8:31 above states that ‘they’ begged Jesus, after they revealed that they were many.

Of course Jesus knows all things and surely knew this before they stated it; but we as humans do not. We should follow the leading of Christ. Many of us are facing battles that we are speaking the Word of God to, but nothing is changing. Have we asked the right questions? What is at the root of the battle? How is being used against us?Why?

Take Home Lesson: There are soldiers and tools being used in every war. Who is at the root of your battle? The right questions will lead to the right answers to help you direct the right prayers. Homework: Ask God to reveal the right questions for you to ask that will generate the right answers so that your prayers will be properly directed concerning every battle.